NIH gov site actually lists ivermectin along with remdesivir for covid treatment

Table 2e. Characteristics of Antiviral Agents That Are Approved or Under Evaluation for the Treatment of COVID-19
Last Updated: July 08, 2021

[link to www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov (secure)]

look ... ivermectin is listed alongside remdesivir for covid-19 treatment

from table --



Ivermectin
Adults:
The dose most commonly used in clinical trials is IVM 0.2–0.6 mg/kg PO given as a single dose or as a once-daily dose for up to 5 days.
Generally well tolerated
Dizziness
Pruritis
GI effects (e.g., nausea, diarrhea)
Neurological AEs have been reported when IVM has been used to treat parasitic diseases, but it is not clear whether these AEs were caused by IVM or the underlying conditions.
Monitor for potential AEs.
Minor CYP3A4 substrate
P-gp substrate
Generally given on an empty stomach with water; however, administering IVM with food increases its bioavailability.2
A list of clinical trials is available here: Ivermectin
Nitazoxanide

SKIN ABSORBABLE IVERMECTIN

did you know you can get this ? if you have access to a loved one in a hospital that is refusing ivermectin, you could administer it with very little chance the hospital staff would discover what you are doing

BUT i haven't researched this, this is a forumlation for cattle, i don't know if it would be safe for humans or if it would cause a lot of skin irritation, or even what dosage might be absorbed

Tractor Supply sales bottles of ivermectin that is meant to be poured onto a cattle, the cow will absorb it thru its skin

if you research this and determine it's safe etc, you could put it on a rag and pretend you are just wiping your loved one in the hospital down

if there is some odor, that doesn't prove its medication, you can just claim it's lotion

SKIN ABSORBABLE IVERMECTIN

did you know you can get this ? if you have access to a loved one in a hospital that is refusing ivermectin, you could administer it with very little chance the hospital staff would discover what you are doing

BUT i haven't researched this, this is a forumlation for cattle, i don't know if it would be safe for humans or if it would cause a lot of skin irritation, or even what dosage might be absorbed

Tractor Supply sales bottles of ivermectin that is meant to be poured onto a cattle, the cow will absorb it thru its skin

if you research this and determine it's safe etc, you could put it on a rag and pretend you are just wiping your loved one in the hospital down

if there is some odor, that doesn't prove its medication, you can just claim it's lotion

OP, I am not sure if that is acceptable. You certainly would NOT use “pour on” internally, but our skin is different than cattle. I’d ask an expert and not rely on an answer here. I think the pour on type has a diesel or gas agent. Not certain, it is what I have heard.

The “injectable” cattle swine ivermectin is actually used by humans internally, as it is pure ivermectin with glycol and another injectable agent. You measure it, take from vial in a syringe, add in some (quite a bit) of water to drink. I don’t know of any humans that inject that injectable version though.

Not a doctor, just going by what I’ve read and heard from farmers over the past two years.

The page claims: Some clinical studies showed no benefits or worsening of disease after ivermectin use,21-24

So, I looked up those studies in the references. It should surprise no one that NOT A SINGLE ONE of those referenced studies shows IVM worsening the disease. The only one even close to that was the last study (24) which showed HCQ making it worse, not IVM.

Thanks! Can you post links to that studies?